A series of letters exchanged between Mary ‘Maysie’ Fisher and C.L.F.Boughey (headmaster at Sherborne School) on Robin Fisher’s smallpox vaccine, 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WFSH 4/3
Scope and Contents
A series of letters principally exchanged between Lady Mary ‘Maysie’ Fisher and C.L.F. Boughey, Headmaster of Sherborne School in Dorset in 1929, regarding Maysie’s decision not to allow her son, Robin, to be vaccinated for smallpox. Also includes letters sent by George Bernard Shaw and Sir Henry Lunn, who became involved in the protracted dispute.
Dates
- Creation: 1929
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk